Park entry fees to queen Elizabeth national park

Park entry fees to queen Elizabeth national park , Queen Elizabeth national park is the second largest and one of the most visited national parks in Uganda located in southwestern region in Kasese, Rukungiri, Kamwenge and Rubirizi districts. the park covers a total land area of 1,978 square kilometers and a habitat of abundant wildlife species including vegetation types, water bodies, animals like the tree climbing lions which are found in Ishasha sector, elephants, leopards, buffaloes, Uganda kobs, bushbucks, waterbucks, giant forest hog, hippos, crocodiles, warthogs, primates like chimpanzees, vervet monkeys, baboons, red tailed monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys which are found in Kyambura Gorge and Maramagambo forest, bird species such as the pink backed pelican, long tailed cormorants, African jacana, black crake, squacco heron, African fish eagle, wattled plover, open billed stork, pied kingfisher, yellow backed weaver among others.

Queen Elizabeth national park offers thrilling and adventurous activities to visitors on a safari such as game drive in Kasenyi plains, boat cruise on Kazinga channel which joins Lake Edward and Lake George, mongoose tracking, lion research tracking, bird watching, nature walk in Maramagambo forest, hot air balloon activity, chimpanzee trekking among others which give visitors breathtaking and unforgettable experiences.

Park entrance fees

Park entrance fee is the money that is paid by any traveler so as to enter Queen Elizabeth national park in order to participate in various activities in the park though independent from money paid for the activities. The money paid is collected by Uganda Wildlife Authority a government body in Uganda in charge of tourism and it’s used to develop the national park, pay park rangers, develop the surrounding communities through building health Centre’s, schools among others. Park entrance fees in Queen Elizabeth national park vary depending on the number of days you will spend on you safari, the activities to be involved in among others.

Adults

Foreign non-residents $40

Foreign residents $30

East African citizens UGX 20,000

Children

Foreign non-resident $20

Foreign residents $10

East African citizens UGX 5,000

Uganda pupils or students (group) per person UGX 3,000

Tertiary institutions/universities UGX 5,000

Uganda wildlife clubs UGX 2,000

Annual park entrance passes 

Individual

Foreign resident $350

East African citizen UGX 150,000

Couple

Foreign resident $500

East African citizen UGX 200,000

Family (maximum of 4 children)

Foreign resident $700

East African citizens UGX 300,000

Annual corporate pass

Foreign resident $1,500

East African citizen UGX 2,500,000

Safari guide

East Africa citizen UGX 100,000

Taxi driver

East African citizen UGX 100,000

Tour operator

Foreign resident $50

East African citizen UGX 125,000

When paying annual park entrance passes the vehicle entrance fee is paid separately, Tour Company drivers have free entrance and foreign residents require a working permit which is valid for one year so as to qualify for an annual park entrance pass.

Vehicle entry and landing fees

Saloon cars

Foreign non-resident $40

Foreign resident $10

East African citizen UGX 20,000

Motorcycles

Foreign non-resident $30

Foreign resident $5

East African citizen UGX 10,000

Minibuses, Omni-buses

Foreign non-resident $50

Foreign resident $15

East African citizen UGX 30,000

Pick-ups and 4 WD cars

Foreign non-resident $50

Foreign resident $15

East African citizen UGX 30,000

Tour company vehicles

Foreign non-resident $120

Foreign resident $15

East African citizen UGX 30,000

Buses and Lorries

Foreign non-resident $150

Foreign resident $75

East African citizen UGX 150,000

School buses

Foreign resident $25

East African citizen UGX 50,000

Delivery vehicle per entry

Foreign resident $10

East African citizen UGX 20,000

Boats up to 15 Seater

Foreign non- resident $50

Foreign resident $25

East African citizen UGX 50,000

Launches over 15 Seater

Foreign non-resident $100

Foreign resident $75

East African citizen UGX 150,000

Aircraft landing fee

Gliders, Microlights

Foreign non-resident $10

Foreign resident $10

East African citizen UGX 20,000

Aircraft up to 3 Seater  

Foreign non-resident $20

Foreign resident $20

East African citizen UGX 40,000

4 to 6 Seater Aircraft  

Foreign non-resident $30

Foreign resident $30

East African citizen UGX 60,000

7 to 14 Seater Aircraft

Foreign non-resident $40

Foreign resident $40

East African citizen UGX 80,000

15 to 20 Seater Aircraft

Foreign non-resident $50

Foreign resident $50

East African citizen UGX 100,000

21 Seater and above   

Foreign non-resident $60

Foreign resident $60

East African citizen UGX 120,000

Helicopters per (landing)

Foreign non-resident $100

Foreign resident $125

East African citizen UGX 250,000

Parking fees per day for East African citizens UGX 5,000

Landing fees for Queen Elizabeth national park exclude entry fees which are paid by the visitors, vehicles and boat entry fees are charged per entry and pilots en-route do not pay entry fees if they spend less than 2 hours in the park.

Launch cruise

Foreign non-resident $30

Foreign resident $30

East African citizen UGX 30,000

School group per person UGX 10,000

School group per group UGX 350,000

Launch cruise in Queen Elizabeth national park carries a maximum of 40 people and takes about 2 hours. Minimum boats charges $300 for 10 foreign residents and UGX 300,000 for 10 east African citizens.

Guided day game drive vehicles (private)

Foreign non-resident $20

Foreign resident $20

East African citizen UGX 20,000

Night game drive per vehicles

Foreign non-resident $100

Foreign resident $100

East African citizen UGX 100,000

During the guided game drives in Queen Elizabeth national park the use of Uganda Wildlife Authority guide for the night game drive is mandatory and only pre-registered vehicles are the one to be used for night game drives.

Game drive vehicles (UWA)

Day game drive per person

Foreign non-resident $30

Foreign resident $30

East African citizen UGX 30,000

Night game drive per person

Foreign non-resident $40

Foreign resident $40

East African citizen UGX 40,000

Amount charged during the game drive is for the park guide who will be showing you game tracks to follow, sharing information about various animals and this charge is equivalent to 3 persons.

Guided nature walk in Queen Elizabeth national park

Day nature walk

Foreign non-resident $30

Foreign resident $30

East African citizen UGX 10,000

Night nature walk

Foreign non-resident $30

Foreign resident $15

East African citizen UGX 10,000

Students guided walk (per 6 people)

East African citizens UGX 10,000

 Birding

Foreign non-resident $30

Foreign resident $30

East African citizen UGX 10,000

Guided nature walk and birding rates in Queen Elizabeth national park exclude the park entrance fees and other activities in the park.

Experiential tourism in Queen Elizabeth national park

Mongoose Tracking

Foreign non-resident $30

Foreign resident $30

East African citizen UGX 30,000

Hippo census

Foreign non-resident $100

Foreign resident $100

East African citizen UGX 100,000

Lion Tracking

Foreign non-resident $50

Foreign resident $50

East African citizen UGX 50,000

Visitors are on a safari in Queen Elizabeth national park will be required to present valid identification documents at the park entrance to confirm their residential status and park entrance ticket in the park is valid for twenty four hours from the time of entrance therefore an extra time spent in the park after the 24 hours have elapsed you will be charged for another day. Entrance fees in Queen Elizabeth national park are independent of bird watching activity. Children aged between below 5 years are not charged therefore persons aged between 5 to 15 years the ones considered children.

Getting to Queen Elizabeth national park

Queen Elizabeth national park is located in southwestern Uganda and can be accessed by both road and air transport means

Road transport, when traveling to the park by road there are two routes that you can use for example the route from Kampala via Masaka, Mbarara, Bushenyi, Kasese and then to the park headquarters with a stopover at the Equator and the journey takes about 6 to 7 hour drive and another route from Kampala via Mubende, Fort Portal, Kasese and then to the park headquarters which takes about 6 hours’ drive.

The park can also be accessed from Bwindi Impenetrable forest where by visitors can combine gorilla trekking with other activities in Queen Elizabeth national park. When connecting from Bwindi impenetrable national park you will drive via Ishasha sector in the southern part of the park to the park headquarters which takes about 2 to 3 hours’ drive.

Queen Elizabeth national park can also be accessed by public means of transport because there are public buses which travel daily from Kampala to Kasese therefore you will board a bus from Kampala bus park to Kasese town and then hire a private taxi at an affordable price to the park headquarters.

Air transport, there are domestic airlines like Aero link Uganda limited, Eagle air among others which operate scheduled and chartered flights from Entebbe airport or Kajjansi airfield to Kasese airstrip or Mweya airstrip taking about one hour.

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